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Montgomery County Public Libraries Announces the Closing Date for Germantown Library Refresh Project

March 30, 2021 by Laurie White

The Germantown Library will close at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 24 to undergo interior improvements under the County’s award-winning Library Refurbishment initiative.  The project will include new flooring throughout public areas, new water fountains/bottle filling stations, new upper and lower-level service desks, sound dampening in the rotunda, painting of the stairway handrails, new shelving …

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Montgomery County Public Libraries Goes Fine Free

February 2, 2021 by Laurie White

As of February 1, Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) will no longer charge overdue fines. We will also waive all existing overdue fines from customer accounts. The new policy ensures that all County residents have equitable access to MCPL resources and services, while eliminating the financial barrier of overdue fines. Customers who previously had outstanding late fines will now …

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Updated Branch Hours Begin This Week

January 28, 2021 by Laurie White

Montgomery County Public Libraries will temporarily reduce our hours of service to 48 hours weekly beginning Sunday, Jan. 24. Sunday service will be discontinued, and all branches will be open 8 hours on other days. The branches will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and noon to 8 …

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Construction Completed on Montgomery County’s Long Branch Library; Holds to Go and Telephone Service Begins Today

January 25, 2021 by Laurie White

Construction is complete on the Long Branch Library! Holds to Go!, MCPL’s contactless holds pickup service, and the library telephone service will begin on Monday, Jan. 25 at the library, located at 8800 Garland Ave. in Silver Spring. The library branch closed in March 2020 for interior and exterior improvements under the County’s award-winning Library …

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Ten Montgomery County Public Libraries Offer Free Outdoor Public Wi-Fi

January 11, 2021 by Laurie White

Montgomery County has leveraged federal COVID-19 funding to install outdoor public Wi-Fi at 10 Public Library (MCPL) locations: Aspen Hill, Davis (N. Bethesda), Gaithersburg, Germantown, Maggie Nightingale (Poolesville),  Marilyn Praisner (Burtonsville), Rockville Memorial, Twinbrook, Wheaton, and White Oak branches; and in front of the Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza. This free service is available 24 hours a day in parking lots adjacent to the library buildings. …

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MCPL Launches Mobile Hotspot Lending Program

December 23, 2020 by Laurie White

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) launched “Internet to Go,” our mobile hotspot lending program for the public. MCPL has a collection of 250 Verizon MiFi Mobile hotspots that will be available at all of our locations currently providing public service. “We know that the digital divide affects many of our County residents each day, and …

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Across the Globe to MCPL

August 7, 2019 by mcplteam

“Often, the English conversation groups are the entryway to English and to literacy. Many people come to us with little to no formal education and the need for basic communication skills is essential for living, economic, and health issues. The conversation groups provide a welcoming entrance to American life, our community and literacy.” – Nina …

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Featured Program: Grandreaders

July 23, 2019 by mcplteam

Reading is a challenging skill to learn. It takes practice and patience. The Grandreaders program, offered at several MCPL branches this Summer, provides children from Kindergarten to 3rd grade the opportunity to improve their reading skills. Children are paired up one-on-one with volunteers from the Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA), Heyman Interages Center, who …

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Just for the Record: A Vinyl Day 2019

October 28, 2020 by mcplteam

Just for the Record:  A Vinyl Day – Is waiting for you at the Silver Spring Library on Saturday, April 27th! Do you love music?  Are you a fan of Vinyl Records?  Are you curious about them?  Join us for our second annual Just for the Record:  A Vinyl Day Festival.  This year’s festivities will …

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Marilyn J. Praisner Branch to Close for Refresh Project

October 28, 2020 by mcplteam

The cat’s out of the bag! Our Marilyn J. Praisner Library is scheduled to be #refreshed under the Library Refurbishment Level-of-Effort initiative in the Capital Improvement Program. The branch is scheduled to close Saturday, April 13 at 6 p.m for about four to six months. “Physical construction for the refresh project at Praisner will begin …

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